聚乙烯

jùyǐxī
noun #32,303

Meanings

  1. 1 polyethylene
  2. 2 polythene

Examples

HSK 4
Jùyǐxī shì zuì chángjiàn de sùliào zhīyī.
Polyethylene is one of the most common plastics.
HSK 7-9
Zhèzhǒng bāozhuāngdài shì yòng jùyǐxī zuò de.
This kind of packaging bag is made of polyethylene.

Tips

memory
Break it down: 聚 (poly-) + 乙烯 (ethylene) = polyethylene. 乙 is the second Heavenly Stem, used in chemistry to mean "ethyl" (2-carbon), and 烯 means "alkene." Many polymers follow this 聚+monomer pattern: 聚氯乙烯 (PVC), 聚丙烯 (polypropylene).

Stroke Order

聚 jù
乙 yǐ
烯 xī